Activists protest in Tokyo to silently highlight sufferings of China’s Uyghurs

Demonstrations have been taking place across the world over the large-scale repression of the Uyghur Muslim population living in Xinjiang by the Chinese government amounting to “crimes against humanity.” Recently, on December 3, a few activists gathered in Tokyo to show support for and silently highlight the suffering of the Uyghur people of Xinjiang in China. The […]

China using diplomatic leverage to target Uyghurs abroad

China is using its diplomatic heft with countries in Central, West, and South Asia to hunt down and target Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities who have taken refuge abroad, a media report said. Using a complex tool kit of intimidation, harassment, surveillance, detentions, and extraditions, Beijing’s transnational campaign has grown […]

Pakistan aiding Chinese repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang: Report

Pakistan has never shied away from denouncing other nations for atrocities against Muslim communities however the country itself has remained noncommittal on the issue of violation of Uyghur human rights in Xinjiang. China’s economic rise and growing presence in Pakistan due to its investment specifically in the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has given Beijing an unprecedented scope […]

Tibetans, Uyghurs protest in Paris over China’s rights violations

Demonstrators from Tibetans, Uyghurs, and the Vietnamese communities gathered at Paris’s Bastille Square for a candlelight vigil to protest against human rights violations and cultural genocide of ethnic groups by the Chinese government. The protest took place on Friday on the occasion of World Human Rights Day. The protestors were joined by French Senator Andre Gattolin, who is […]

‘China exploited 9/11 tragedy to repress Uyghurs in Xinjiang’

China’s ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) exploited the international revulsion towards terrorism sparked by the 9/11 attacks to reframe state repression of Muslim Uyghurs in Xinjiang, Politico reported. Following the attacks in the US in 2001, then-Chinese President Jiang Zemin sent a telegram to then-US President George W Bush conveying the Chinese government’s “deep sympathy and […]

Under Taliban rule, Uyghurs in Afghanistan fear deportation to China

Uyghurs population in Afghanistan fears that they will be extradited to China after the Taliban takeover of the war-ravaged country. “The Uyghurs in Afghanistan are just so scared. The Taliban has been dealing with China a lot behind closed doors,” Mohammed Umar, the Pakistan-based chairman of the Umar Uighur Trust, told New York Post. “Now that the Taliban has full power, maybe they will be […]

Turkey President discusses Uyghurs with his Chinese counterpart in phone call

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday (local time) discussed situation of Uyghur Muslims during a telephonic conversation with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Expressing Turkey’s respect for China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, he underlined the importance of Uyghur Turks living in prosperity, freedom, and peace as “equal citizens of China”, reported Daily […]